Ukrainian military adopts new Leleka-100 unmanned aerial system
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Ukrainian military adopts new Leleka-100 unmanned aerial system
The Ukrainian Armed Forces recently approved its new Leleka-100 unmanned aerial system for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The approval of the new Leleka-100 unmanned aerial system was given by Armed Forces of Ukraine Order…
Huntington Ingalls begins fabrication of new Legend-class national security cutter
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Huntington Ingalls begins fabrication of new Legend-class national security cutter
America’s largest military shipbuilding company Huntington Ingalls announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division started fabrication of Legend-class national security cutter Friedman (NSC 11). The start of fabrication signifies the first 100 tons of steel…
New Jaguar combat vehicle has fired MMP for the first time
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New Jaguar combat vehicle has fired MMP for the first time
The new French Jaguar armoured reconnaissance and combat vehicle (EBRC) has test-fired MMP medium-range missile, for the first time. On 14 April, the French defense procurement agency (DGA) carried out the firing at their Land Techniques Test Centre as part…
John Cockerill Defense integrates rocket artillery system into its turret
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John Cockerill Defense integrates rocket artillery system into its turret
Belgian-based John Cockerill Defense successfully integrated a rocket artillery system into its Cockerill 3030 medium-caliber turret. The company offers a variant of its latest generation of turret system that will combine the Cockerill 3030 turret solution…
Infozahyst pitches its latest solutions for intelligence-gathering missions
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Infozahyst pitches its latest solutions for intelligence-gathering missions
Ukrainian military-electronics specialist Infozahyst LLC is pitching its latest solutions for intelligence-gathering missions. The Kyiv-based company, which 20-year history, revealed leading products that developed for intelligence gathering and information…
New deal moves U.S. Army’s newest tracked vehicle closer to initial fielding
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New deal moves U.S. Army’s newest tracked vehicle closer to initial fielding
BAE Systems Land &Armaments LP, part of the BAE Systems, was awarded a $15,7 million contract modification for spare parts necessary for initial training and fielding for Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles. The work, which is is expected to be complete in Jan.…
U.S. Army is testing a new tube-launched drone system
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U.S. Army is testing a new tube-launched drone system
The U.S. Army is experimenting with a new type of small unmanned aircraft system that designed to launch from twin-tube launcher assembly mounted on a Polaris DAGOR ultra-light weight vehicle. The Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team shared some footage…
U.S. Navy to commission USS Mobile on Saturday
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U.S. Navy to commission USS Mobile on Saturday
The U.S. Navy over the weekend will commission a new Littoral Combat Ship, the service announced. According to a recent service news release, USS Mobile (LCS 26) will be commissioned, Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Mobile, Alabama., at 10:00 a.m. CST. Also noted…
Ukrainian army artillery unit take part in U.S.-led multinational exercise
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Ukrainian army artillery unit take part in U.S.-led multinational exercise
The artillery unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the basis of the 26th Artillery Brigade began the active phase of the international exercise in Exercise Dynamic Front 21 at the training ground of the Artillery and Armament Training Center in Torun, Republic…
Two U.S. Navy training aircraft collide in mid-air in Texas
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Two U.S. Navy training aircraft collide in mid-air in Texas
The Chief of Naval Air Training has confirmed that two T-45 Goshawk training aircraft from Training Squadron 22 collided in mid-air in Ricardo, Texas, at approximately 11:00 CST Monday. “One aircraft was able to safely land at Naval Air Station Kingsville…
Tractor trailer carrying Merkava tank catches fire in Israel
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Tractor trailer carrying Merkava tank catches fire in Israel
A tractor trailer carrying Merkava Mk4 main battle tank caught fire in Israel, near the Gaza border. The short video was posted to Twitter by ZOKA and appears to show a moment when a truck tractor with a semi-trailer carrying an Israeli tank caught fire in…
Hungary to receive new Lynx fighting vehicles with active protection system
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Hungary to receive new Lynx fighting vehicles with active protection system
German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall has confirmed that the 209 new Lynx infantry fighting vehicles recently ordered by Hungary from Rheinmetall of Germany will be equipped with Rheinmetall’s StrikeShield hard-kill active protection system, or APS. Hungary…
Belarus confirms Russian-made Yak-130 jet crashed
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Belarus confirms Russian-made Yak-130 jet crashed
The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus confirmed Wednesday morning local time that a Russian-made Yak-130 jet trainer has crashed. Two pilots died when a training aircraft crashed outside the Baranovichi airport, Ministry of Defense officials…
Antonov completes first An-178-100P fuselage for Ukrainian Air Force
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Antonov completes first An-178-100P fuselage for Ukrainian Air Force
Ukrainian airlifter specialist Antonov has completed the major fuselage structure for the first An-178 military cargo aircraft. On Thursday, the Antonov rolled out the first fuselage for the advanced version of its new cargo plane in AN-178-100P configuration.…
U.S. Army awards contract to US21 for Ukrainian military trucks
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U.S. Army shows its ‘sniper tanks’
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U.S. Army shows its ‘sniper tanks’
The U.S. Army has released a 30-seconds video that showed some unusual tactics of using Abrams tanks and Bradley combat vehicles. The tweet with video, which includes footage of “sniper tanks”, shows Abrams tank and Bradley fighting vehicle, which are hiding…
U.S. Paratroopers test IVAS goggle during EDGE 21
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U.S. Paratroopers test IVAS goggle during EDGE 21
The U.S. Army announced that last week Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, 1st Battalion 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, trained with a prototype of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) during Experimental Demonstration Gateway Exercise…
Slovenian military receives Joint Light Tactical Vehicles
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Pakistan shows interest in Ukrainian Oplot tank and Skif missile system
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Pakistan shows interest in Ukrainian Oplot tank and Skif missile system
Just this week, Pakistani General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited a Military Test Site in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine and witnessed field tests of various combat vehicles and systems. Chief of Army Staff had indicated strong interest…
Czech Air Force receives latest version of C295 airlifter
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Czech Air Force receives latest version of C295 airlifter
The Czech Air Force has taken delivery of the latest version of the Airbus C295 medium airlifter on 19 May. According to the Czech Ministry of Defense, on the night of May 19, 2021, the first of two Airbus C295MW military transport aircraft ordered for the…
Iranian defense industry clones Belarus-made surveillance radar
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Iranian defense industry clones Belarus-made surveillance radar
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in the presence of Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami, unveiled three new pieces of defense hardware developed in Iran. Among them is a new long-range radar with the ability to detect and attack stealth…